| Avadi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 6 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thiruvallur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvallur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 436,177 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent S. M. Nasar | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | SPA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Avadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India, newly formed after the 2008 constituency delimitation.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 6. It consists of a portion of Avadi taluk and includes Avadi. It is included in Thiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | S. Abdul Rahim | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | K. Pandiarajan[3] | ||
| 2021 | S. M. Nasar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2026 | R. Ramesh Kumar | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
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2026[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | R. Ramesh Kumar | 180,384 | 52.13 | New | |
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 104,073 | 30.08 | ||
| BJP | M. Rajasimha Mahindra | 39,605 | 11.45 | ||
| NTK | Punitha | 16,335 | 4.72 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,533 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Others | 4,072 | 1.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 76,311 | 22.06 | |||
| Turnout | 346,002 | 79.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 436177 | ||||
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 150,287 | 50.35 | +10.95 | |
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 95,012 | 31.83 | −8.08 | |
| NTK | G. Vijayalakshmi | 30,087 | 10.08 | +8.49 | |
| MNM | V. Udhayakumar | 17,092 | 5.73 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,381 | 0.80 | −1.05 | |
| DMDK | N. M. Sankar | 1,911 | 0.64 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 55,275 | 18.52 | 18.01 | ||
| Turnout | 298,456 | 67.18 | −0.73 | ||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | +10.44 | |||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Pandiarajan | 108,064 | 39.92 | −15.26 | |
| DMK | S. M. Nasar | 106,669 | 39.40 | New | |
| MDMK | R. Anthridoss | 22,848 | 8.44 | New | |
| PMK | N. Anandakrishnan | 12,428 | 4.59 | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 7,232 | 2.67 | +0.77 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 4,994 | 1.84 | New | |
| NTK | S. Nallathambi | 4,301 | 1.59 | New | |
| BSP | S. Charles | 1,477 | 0.55 | −0.29 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,395 | 0.52 | -21.15 | ||
| Turnout | 270,732 | 67.92 | −3.89 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -15.26 | |||
2011[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Abdul Rahim | 110,102 | 55.18 | New | |
| INC | R. Dhamotharan | 66,864 | 33.51 | New | |
| Independent | B. Jayaraman | 10,460 | 5.24 | New | |
| BJP | J. Loganathan | 3,795 | 1.90 | New | |
| BSP | C. Sathyamurthi | 1,658 | 0.83 | New | |
| JMM | D. Bakthavachalu | 1,336 | 0.67 | New | |
| Independent | L. Jayaramu | 1,114 | 0.56 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 43,238 | 21.67 | |||
| Turnout | 199,538 | 71.81 | |||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Constituency-wise results – Avadi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "avadi Election Result". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
8. https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S226.htm